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People worldwide are living longer. Today most people can expect to live into their sixties and beyond. Every country in the world is experiencing growth in both the size and the proportion of older persons in the population

A year after the United States announced its departure from the World Health Organization and funding from Washington and other major donors dropped, assistant director general Jeremy Farrar speaks about the painful decisions the UN agency was forced to make, and its move to refocus on its core mandate

FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman has announced that investigations by his office, along with state and federal partners, uncovered $10.8 million in health care fraud and six people were indicted

Leaders from across the world at the Eightieth United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) have adopted the political declaration to combat noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health challenges through a fully integrated approach. This is the outcome of the intergovernmental negotiations in advance of and considered by the fourth high-level meeting of the UNGA on the prevention…

The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its Results Report, highlighting measurable improvements in people’s health worldwide in 2025, despite funding cuts affecting both the organization and the broader global health sector

Every year the lives of approximately 1.19 million people are cut short as a result of a road traffic crash. Between 20 and 50 million more people suffer non-fatal injuries, with many incurring a disability

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by bacteria that most often affects the lungs. It spreads through the air when people with TB cough, sneeze or spit

The World Health Organization (WHO) today calls on people everywhere to renew their commitment to working together and supporting science as the twin engines driving better health, under the World Health Day 2026 theme: “Together for health. Stand with science.” The campaign marks the anniversary of WHO’s founding on 7 April 1948, launching a year-long…

Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni has approved the upgrade of the Ngelzarma Primary Healthcare Centre (NPHC) to a fully fledged and equipped General Hospital sited along the 100-kilometre Damaturu-Potiskum road

AT LEAST 21,000 NHS roles in hospitals and other health facilities across England are set to be cut by 2028, according to a major Unison study